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Another thing to note that what's required to lose weight is a calorie deficit, not just eating less. This is important, because the body will compensate for a reduced calorie intake by reducing energy expenditure in various subtle ways. Experientially this can feel like having no energy.

None of this changes the basic thermodynamics and reality that to lose weight a calorie deficit is absolutely necessary and that calorie intake is by far the more significant lever available (compared to expenditure), of course -- but again, I personally basically never see anyone dispute this, whereas I regularly see people in the "just eat less, fatty" camp gloss over or misconstrue these nuances as though acknowledging them constitutes a denial of CICO in the strict sense.

I've seen GLP drugs recommended for up to a year after the target weight has been reached, but generally not for life if taken specifically for weight loss. Diabetes is another matter.

I generally agree with you, but I do want to point out that while we often talk about losing weight, what we really want to lose is fat, and exercise absolutely can help with that. Past a certain point I've personally found it very hard to sustainably eat less, but easy to put on significant muscle at the same calorie budget, so while my weight has been stable for years, my body fat % has significantly decreased.

Exercise can also absolutely increase base metabolic rate leading to weight loss; you still have to put up with a calorie deficit, which is the hardest part of losing weight, but you won't need to change your actual eating habits as much, which can make the social aspect easier.

I will counter-pushback. I don't think I have encountered a single person in the past 15+ years who denied or was unaware of the basic thermodynamics of "calories in, calories out". What I do see time and time again is people with manageable appetites pushing "just eat less" with keyword "just", acting as though people's failure to do so secretly reveals a preference to be overweight.

People who do keto, paleo, eliminating sugar, vegan or whatnot do this as a strategy for eating less, through a variety of mechanisms, generally some combination of attempting to stabilize blood sugar to forestay cravings, eating fewer meals, or eating less calorie dense foods (you have to eat a lot of vegetables to get fat!)

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Good for you, mate! Less good for those nuclear secrets you may or may not have stolen and those antelopes you may or may not have sex trafficked

Yes, with the caveat that it's the distinct dialect of Headlinese

What is your point? Prospective whataboutism?

Because somebody needs to grow your crops, sew your clothes, lay your fiber optic cable, synthesize your medication and cut your hair?

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Your transphobia hardly makes you look unbiased, shill

AI posters may or may not have to be horrible, but they absolutely must include [ icon | icon | icon | icon ], apparently

The lizard brain, not because it resembles the brain of a lizard, but because it's made up of a trillion tiny lizards

> nobody in Europe seems to mind

It's maybe not part of the public discourse so much, but I regularly hear ordinary people express their concern about this